Las Vegas is Nevadas seat of entertainment and gambling. It is perhaps most popular around the world as the gambling capital of the world with its numerous and side by side casinos, casino resorts and hotels. Las Vegas is a populous and alive city, brimming with some of the rich and famous along with the hopefuls. Las Vegas is a major tourist destination for someone who is eyeing for a total night of entertainment and good luck.
21 is a movie released in 2008 that features the life and glamour at Vegas. The movie started with a young and poor college student named Campbell played by Jim Sturgess who applies for the renowned Robinson Scholarship in Harvard Medicine School which will pay for his 300,000 USD tuition fee. The story started with Campbell (Sturgess) in an interview with the Robinson Scholarship head asking him to dazzle the latter and prove as to why he is viable to get the much coveted scholarship. Campbell then relates his life as a card counter in a Las Vegas casino hotel.
He was discovered by his Math professor played by Kevin Spacey when he gave the student a problem based on the Monty Hall problem of probability in which Campbell, successfully solved. He was then invited by Spacey to be part of his exclusive blackjack team of card counters, taking them every weekend to Vegas. Campbell proved to be a bright addition to the team as he began earning a lot of money for Spacey.
The movie made a sudden twist as Campbell lost a large sum one night that made Spacey kicked him out of the club and stole all his earnings from his home in an attempt to pay him back what he lost. Campbell managed to convince Spacey to get him back on the team and made a truce with the rest of the team to double cross Spacey so they can have all the earnings for themselves.
The movie was downright witty as it bore what was indeed, truly Las Vegas.
21 is a movie released in 2008 that features the life and glamour at Vegas. The movie started with a young and poor college student named Campbell played by Jim Sturgess who applies for the renowned Robinson Scholarship in Harvard Medicine School which will pay for his 300,000 USD tuition fee. The story started with Campbell (Sturgess) in an interview with the Robinson Scholarship head asking him to dazzle the latter and prove as to why he is viable to get the much coveted scholarship. Campbell then relates his life as a card counter in a Las Vegas casino hotel.
He was discovered by his Math professor played by Kevin Spacey when he gave the student a problem based on the Monty Hall problem of probability in which Campbell, successfully solved. He was then invited by Spacey to be part of his exclusive blackjack team of card counters, taking them every weekend to Vegas. Campbell proved to be a bright addition to the team as he began earning a lot of money for Spacey.
The movie made a sudden twist as Campbell lost a large sum one night that made Spacey kicked him out of the club and stole all his earnings from his home in an attempt to pay him back what he lost. Campbell managed to convince Spacey to get him back on the team and made a truce with the rest of the team to double cross Spacey so they can have all the earnings for themselves.
The movie was downright witty as it bore what was indeed, truly Las Vegas.
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Mercie Hallow is a writer and a researcher on events in Travel and Leisure. Visiting events such as the Nevada craft fairs will open ones spirit on the beauty of the world beyond home's borders. If youre staying in Alabama, the author suggests checking out the Nevada craft shows for entertainments to make your stay worthwhile.
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